Art has always been about noticing small details, admiring the craft and engaging with a beautiful form of expression. Yet there is another dimension to art: money.Designer and art curator Srila Chatterjee believes art and business need not be at odds. At a Bengaluru session titled ‘Why Collect Art?’ held on August 28, she pointed…
Savouring one of his last masala dosaes in Bengaluru, just a day before completing his tenure as British Deputy High Commissioner for Karnataka, Chandru Iyer sits down with Bangalore Times to reflect on the city and state that have been home to him for four years. The rakhis still adorning his wrist — some sent…
Volunteers planted saplings at Shri Balaganghadhara Swamy Park, Pipeline Road at Mahalakshmi Layout as part of the #IamBengaluru – Volunteer for Parks, a citizen led civic movement by The Times Of India on Sunday in Bengaluru. Volunteers planted saplings at Shri Balaganghadhara Swamy Park, Pipeline Road at Mahalakshmi Layout as part of the #IamBengaluru –…
Accused Salman in white hoodie carrying machete Bengaluru: A man who had stepped in to settle a family dispute was attacked with a machete in full public view in Shabarinagar, under the jurisdiction of Kothanur police station, Saturday night.The incident took place around 9pm, with the entire attack captured on CCTV cameras.A dispute had earlier…
Bengaluru: Around 30% of Bengaluru’s pourakarmikas were found absent during a surprise early-morning inspection by Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda Saturday, prompting him to publicly reprimand the workers demanding job regularisation.In a video that has since gone viral on social media, he is seen interacting with pourakarmikas. The minister is heard telling the workers…
The mobile clipping screenshot of Two BESCOM staff injured on Varthur Main Road on Sunday Bengaluru: Two Bescom workers sustained electric shocks while attending an 11 kV jump cut near Sahasra Hospital on Varthur Main Road between 10.30am and 11am, allegedly due to back-feeding from a diesel generator.Venkataraju, 46, and Srinivas, 47, were attending the…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar interacts with school students during a ‘Study Abroad’ programme in Bengaluru on Sunday Bengaluru: A total of 1,451 public servants, from senior bureaucrats to frontline clerical staff, have been booked by Karnataka Lokayukta police over a four-year period, highlighting the widespread nature of alleged corruption across departments.Data shows that between Sept…
The vehicles gutted in fire Bengaluru: Several vehicles parked in the compound of a house were gutted in a midnight fire near Cambridge School in Doddanagamangala, under Parappana Agrahara police limits, Saturday.The two-wheelers, parked by tenants in the residential building’s parking area, caught fire at 1am. The flames spread to the house, damaging the electric…
Bengaluru: Youth leaders and student activists who participated in recent Jantar Mantar protests gathered in Bengaluru Sunday to observe Gauri Day and Gen-Z Day, marking the death anniversary of journalist Gauri Lankesh. They called for systemic reforms in education, arguing that shortcomings in the sector lie at the root of several social and political problems…
Bengaluru: Two accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, Jagadeesh and Anukumar, will continue to remain at Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, after prison authorities opposed their transfer to Chitradurga District Jail on security grounds.In an email to the court, Director-General of Prisons and Correctional Services Alok Kumar said shifting the duo could pose security challenges as…
